Dr Najat Marraiki - د. نجاة بنت عبد الحق يوسف مريكي
Address: Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 24552, Riyadh 11451, KSA
Building 5, Third Floor, Office No. 332
Office Telephone: 55291
Email: najat@ksu.edu.sa
Educational Background:
- Bachelor of Science: Department of Botany and Education, Scientific Departments, Girls' College, KSA.
- Master of Science in Mycology: “The Effect of Water Stress on the Growth of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi”, King Saud University, KSA.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Virology: “Recombinant Virus-Like Particles Comprising Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Structural Proteins and HCV Replicon RNA”, University of Leeds, UK.
Committees Membership:
- Secretary of the Scientific Research Committee
- Secretary of the Postgraduate Studies Committee
- Secretary of the Postgraduate Students Selection Committee, Botany & Microbiology Department
- Member of Academic Evaluation & Confirmation
- Member of Microbiology Academic Plan Committee
- Member of Graduates Affairs & Employment Committee
- Member of the Demonstrators Selection Committee, Botany & Microbiology Department
| Completed PhD and MSc Supervisions: |
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1- 2010. ‘The Effect of Biological Diversity of Different Host Plants on the Resistance of Cucurabita pepo viruses'. Nagwa Mohammad Aref and Najat Marraiki. 2- 2010. ‘The use of antibacterial lytic phages as natural additive in food industrial biotechnology'. Nagwa Mohammad Aref and Najat Marraiki. 3- 2012 ‘Evaluating the Efficiency of Some Medical Plant Extracts (Lamiaceae, Artemisia) on the Viral Inhibition of Solanaceae’ – Najat Marraiki. 4- 2012. ‘The Effect of Microbial Contamination Induced during the Preservation of Ova via Vitrification (Open System)’ – Najat Marraiki. 5- 2013. ‘Comparing the efficiency of TiO2 Nanoparticles and bacteriophages in the purification of contaminated water evaluated by molecular markers’. Najat Marraiki 6- 2013. ‘The control of viral infection in some cereal crops using the environmental friendly gold Nano Particles (GNPs)’. Nagwa Mohammad Aref and Najat Marraiki 7- 2014. ‘Evaluating the efficiency of bacteriophages in the eradication of bacterial contaminated sea food’. (Main Supervisor) Najat Marraiki and Nagwa Mohammad Aref. 8- 2015. 'Evaluation of the degree of response of the Hepatitis B disease patients to treatment in relation to their different genotypes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia'. (Main Supervisor) Najat Marraiki 9- 2016. ‘Effect of Rhizobium Strains Isolated from Various Legume Plants on the Formation of Nodules Under Medicinal Plant Extract and Nanoparticles'. Najat Marraiki. 10- 2019. ‘Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Plant Extracts and their Phytochemical Activity against Selected Human Pathogenic Bacteria Analysed using Next Generation Sequencing Technologies’. 11- 2021. 'Evaluation of crude oil biodegradation using fungi isolated from oil-spilled soils in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh'. Fatmah Alotibi and Najat Marraiki. 12- 2020. ‘Association between High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Chlamydia Trachomatis Co- Infection in Cervical Dysplasia. 13- 2015. ‘Antifungal Susceptibility of Clinical Candida species isolates, Saudi Arabia’. 14- 2015. ‘Prevalence of community – acquired methicillin – resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection and association with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes in children of outpatient clinics and emergency in Riyadh region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’. 15- 2014. ‘Modulation of Ochratoxins A-Induced Genotoxicity in Phaseolus vulgaris L., by Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes’. 16- 2014. ‘Effect of silver and gold nanoparticles on germination and growth of some crop and wild plants’. 17- 2013. ‘Biosynthesis and characterization of Silver nanoparticles by using fungi and their applications’. 18- 2012. ‘Morphological and Molecular Cytogenetic Studies on son Angiosperms Threatened species in Saudi Arabia’. 19- 2024. 'Molecular Genotyping and Gene Profiling Associated with The Immunopathology of Non-Cervical HPV-Related Cancers', Najat Marraiki.
Pending PhD and MSc Supervisions: 2- 'The Effect of Powder and Liquid Bacteriophage Formulations against some Bacteria Isolated from Sewage Water – Riyadh.' Najat Marraiki and Muhammad Ali Farraj 3- 'The efficacy of bacteriophages isolated from sewage water against bacterial biofilm from soft tissue infection.' Najat Marraiki and Muhammad Ali Farraj 4- 'The inhibitory effect of red sea brown algae against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).' Najat Marraiki and Sarah Abdul Rahman Al Rashed
PhD and MSc Examinations: 1- 2012. 'Morphological and Molecular Cytogenetic Studies on son Angiosperms Threatened species in Saudi Arabia. 2- 2013. 'Biosynthesis and characterization of Silver nanoparticles by using fungi and their applications. 3- 2014. 'Effect of silver and gold nanoparticles on germination and growth of some crop and wild plants’. 4- 2014. 'Modulation of Ochratoxins A-Induced Genotoxicity in Phaseolus vulgaris L., by Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes. 5- 2015- 'Prevalence of community – acquired methicillin – resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection and association with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes in children of outpatient clinics and emergency in Riyadh region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' 6- 2015. 'Antifungal Susceptibility of Clinical Candida species isolates, Saudi Arabia.' 7- 2020, 'Association between High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Chlamydia Trachomatis Co- Infection in Cervical Dysplasia.' 8- 2021. 'Molecular Detection and Spike Gene Characterization of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) And Dromedary Camel Coronavirus (DcCoV UAE-HKU23) From Dromedaries in Riyadh.' 9- 2022, ‘Gentic Genetic Diversity and Evolutionary Kinetics of Non-H1N1 Influenza A Virus Subtypes Circulating in Riyadh Province.' 10- 2024. 'Screening and characterization of prophages and lytic phages present in clinical strains of multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae.' 11- 2023. 'SARS-CoV2 infection and high risk of thrombosis: association between virus mutations, anticoagulation abnormalities, and Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).'
Speaker Invitations:
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National and International Memberships:
1. Member of the British Society for General Microbiology
2. Member of the Canadian Society for Microbiology
3. Member of Saudi Biological Society
Books
Najat Marraiki, 2019. ‘Practical Petroleum Microbiology’, King Saud University, KSA.
Sameh S. Zaghloul, Najat Marraiki, Mark J. D. Goodfield, ‘Chapter: Raynaud's Disease and Phenomenon’ published in ‘Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies. Text with Internet Access Code for Expert Consult Website’ by Mark G. Lebwohl, New York, USA, Mosby (USA), ISBN-13: 9780702031212, Series:Treatment of Skin Disease, Year: 2010, Third Edition
Sameh S. Zaghloul, Najat Marraiki, Mark J. D. Goodfield, ‘Chapter: Scleroderma’published in ‘Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies. Text with Internet Access Code for Expert Consult Website’ by Mark G. Lebwohl, New York, USA, Mosby (USA), ISBN-13: 9780702031212, Series: Treatment of Skin Disease, Year: 2010, Third Edition
Posters
Nagwa Aref, Nour Al-Houry and Najat Marraiki, ‘The Interaction of Silver Nano-Particles (Ag NPs) With Virus-Bacteriolytic Activity’, The International Workshops on Advanced Materials (IWAM), Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, from February 20-22, 2011.
Najat Marraiki, Rehab Al-Hajjar, Ekram Abdulmoty, ‘A Comparative Study Investigating the Antimicrobial Activities of two different types of TiO2 Nanoparticles against the Pathogenic Strain of Escherichia coli’, Canadian Society of Microbiology Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2012.
Najat Marraiki and Asmaa Al-Shammari, ‘Evaluating the Antiviral Activity of Some Medical Plant Extracts against TMV Infection in Tomato and Bell Pepper Plants’, American Society of Microbiology, Annual General Meeting, 2013.
Teaching:
| Bachelor | Master | PhD |
| Module 211 | Module 511 | Module 611 |
| Module 230 | Module 561 | Module 612 |
| Module 250 | Module 566 | Module 692 |
| Module 330 | Module 600 | Module 651 |
| Module 335 | ||
| Module 345 | ||
| Module 450 | ||
| Module 461 | ||
| Module 466 | ||
| Module 488 | ||
| Module 498 | ||
| Module 499 |
Advanced Virology (Hail University in cooperation with King Saud University).